Title :
Push-pull modulation of coupled-cavity VCSELs
Author :
Chen, Chen ; Choquette, Kent D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
Abstract :
Coupled-cavity VCSELs have the ability to modulate the longitudinal optical mode distribution. This longitudinal mode modulation can produce light output modulation without changing the total carrier and photon densities in the laser.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; coupled-cavity VCSEL; light output modulation; longitudinal optical mode distribution; push-pull modulation; surface-emitting laser; High speed optical techniques; Laser modes; Optical attenuators; Optical coupling; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; (140.7260) Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers; (140.9560) Semiconductor Lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
